Hot Wheels 2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster

Not to be outdone by Kinsmart Hot Wheels has revamped the Huyara with the introduction of the roadster by not only cutting the top off but also updating areas that were criticized in the coupe version when it arrived in 2014.

The Roadster was released in 2017 two years after the coupe arrived.  The most noticeable change is at the rear where the top is removed and thus the engine cover is also revised to flow in the shape of the rollbars behind the front seats that eventually blend together and end at the central exhaust tip.  The rear fenders also get new lip spoilers at the end just above the taillights.  Other than that it is still the similar Huayra that we know of as the coupe with a few new additions that include carbon triax; basically carbon fiiber wires meshed in with fiberglass triax.  The engine is the same Mercedes-benz-sourced twin-turbo V-12 motor that produces 754 hp. and 740 Ib-ft. of torque through a seven-speed automated manual transmission.

The new roadster is much, much better than the crude coupe design, especially at the front.  The rather back-jaw look of the coupe is replaced with a new lower-grille design that is part of the base with the exception of the central 'V' design with horizontal running lights and a lower chin spoiler.  It makes the Huayra look much better now.  Up on top the black slits for the headlights remain, as does the hood vents, slots for the missing mirrors, and the center badge on the hood that is connected to the front windshield piece.  The side profile also looks the same as before, including the Y-5 wheels, but looks lower and I enhanced it by blacking out the lower side sills.  At the rear the taillight tampos return, now under rear fender lip winglets, and joined by the mesh vent grille, Pagani badging, and lower rear diffuser.  The biggest change here was the integration of the central exhaust to the metal body.

It looks even better on top where the roll hoops nicely blend into one over the engine compartment where you now get a smaller viewing window, and here the flared fenders really stand out at the back.  Something that was not visible in the coupe is now out in the open on the convertible and taking a page from the Lamborghini Aventador J casting the interior trim is part of the smoked windshield tooling.  Everything looks good from the detailed seats to the center shifter, to the dashboard with detailed center stack and steering wheel.  The only miss is the lack of a hump for the instrument cluster.  Otherwise this is one nicely done casting that preserves the lines of the Huayra beautifully and makes the installment of the Pagani line into Hot Wheels a much more easier task now than before.

Update 1/2/2018: The hotness of the new Huayra roadster continues in 2018 with a gray color that has red stripes along the sides (very thin and part of the lower edge) and a transparent red interior.  What I found out is that while the interior is part of the window trim over the glass engine cover, the windshield is separate and that's a good thing or else we'd be dealing with a red windshield as well.  The transparent red gives off a darker red, more ruby color that is very attractive to this casting.  Finishing off the changes is a move to 10-spoke wheels that look much better here than last year's Y-5 wheels.